Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16
A BIG JUBILEE

Findiay, Ohio, Celebrating the Glorious
Results of the Discovery of Natural Gas
The City in Gala Attire and Crowded
with Thousands of Visitors from Neigh
boring States-What Two Years Has
Seen Accomplished.
FINDLAY, O., June S.-Findlay is hold
ing high carnival to-day. 1t is Ohlo's
first celebration of the anniversary of the
application OF natural gas in mechanical
arts in this State. Not less than ten
thonsand strangers, representing the
principal cities Of Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, New York, Pennsylv ania, Michi-
gan, and other States are on the spot,
and advices indicate that the roster will
be increased by from fifty to sixty thou
sand tomorrow. The public decorations
in honor of the event would do credit to
any metropolitan city. Triumph arches
are to be seen on the pike roads
at distance of five miles from the CITY,
and Main street. for distance of mile
or more each way from the Court House,
is literally studded with arches, unique in
design and artistic IN construction. A
half million of flags Of one size
or another decorate the fronts of
public and private buildings. Hundreds
OF thousands Of yards of bunting and
evergreens are wound about pillars and
posts. Seventy thousand partl-colored
globes, encircling the arches, or arranged
in designs innumerable upon the build
for radius Of five square
miles the town and suburbs are
fringed with bright-hued bunting, and the
air resounds with the music Of bands and
the cheers of jubilant citizens. The
history of Findlay reads like romance
from the pen of Jules Verne. Two years
ago it was hum-drum town Of some 5000
inhabitants. To-day it is manufacturing
community with population of nearly
twenty thousand, while three months
hence, when all the buildings under course
Of construction are finished, it will con-
tain near thirty thousand souls. Thirty
days ago the ground at Main and Front
streets was prairie land. To-day it is COW
cred with commodious Chamber of Com
merce, complete even to carpets, and which
is a credit to the city. This is a fair
instance of the growth Of the city. Two
years ago it's first we'll was drilled. To
day it has a dozen, and its daily supply is
fifty million feet. A year ago it was first
applied to practical industry in the we'll
ing of iron and steel. To-day the town
boasts not only efiron and steel works, but
of glass and furniture factories, of roll.
ing mills, boiler works, oil refineries and
numerous other Industries. The gas is
furnished free for manufacturing enter.
prises, and hence the boom. The morn
ing proceedings were largely of an infor-
NAL character. Committees met all the
trains, and the guests from the East
and West were escorted to their
quarters. Every house in the town
has been thrown open, and hospitality
fairly runs wild. The morning was occu-
pied in visits to the gas wells and oil
fields, and the manufacturing establish
ments in operation.
The days exercises began by re-
ception of the guests at the Chamber of
Commerce, after which procession was
formed which reached at nine o'clock to
the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Depot,
where special trains carried the parties
to the grounds where the corner stone of
the Lagrange Rolling-Mill was laid with
appropriate ceremonies and amid great
applause. After this the corner-stones of
other manufacturing establishments were
laid in the following order: Furniture
Company; Union Boiler Works; Ohio
Coal and Gable Chain Works; Findlay
Door and Sash Manufacturing Com
pany, and Ohio Lantern Works,
all of which enterprises are located in
the South end Of the city, and will, when
completed, give employment to several
hundred men and women The ceremo-
MES were under the auspices of the
Muncie Qnd.) canton and the Marion
Qnd) canton of the Patriarchs militant,
and were performed in full accordance
with the ritual. In consequence OF the
intense heat, however, it was found nee
essary to make one ceremony answer,
quently laid at the same moment.
The Indiana cantons then proceeded
to Camp Garfield, where they partici-
pated in a military drill which was wit
messed by several thousand spectators.
The evolutions of both cantons were ex-
cellent, but it was the general impression
that the Marions were superior in point
of soldierly bearing and tactics Tn
judges will make their award tomorrow.
The evening exercises at the Wlgwam
were Of a purely social character, being
confined to music and addresses by citi-
ems.
The illumination of the town last night
was on a scale which has probably never
been equaled, even if attempted any
where in the country. Seven tongues OF
flame, each from two to three feet in
height, shot from the top of each of the
score of arches with which Main street is
spanned, while lighted globes OF varied
hues occupy every inch Of space on- the
four sides of the arch columns, complete
an oriental ensemble. So effective is the
illumination that at points many miles
distant it was supposed for while that
a general conflagration was in progress
Senator Sherman and Governor Foraker
were expected to arrive on the late train,
and Senator Farwell, of Illinois, is ex-
pected this morning. A party of Chica-
goans, including Charles Henrotton. J.
D. Jennings, 81. 81. Honore and G. Fl.
Gunther, are here to assist in the ovation
that is in store for him. Governor Hill,
who had been confidently expected, has
telegraphed his regrets.